Distributer and packer for silos



k H. S. HEATH,

" DISTRIBUTER AND PACKEB FOR SILOS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1919.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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DISTRIB UTER AND PACKER FOR SILOS.

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H. S. HEATH.

DISTRlBUTER AND PACKER FOR SILOS.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920..

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1!;1919.

7 HARLEY S. HEATH,

PATENT OFFICE. I

or HARROD; on'ro.

DISTRIBUTER AND IPACKERFOR SILOS.

Specification of Letters ZE'atent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Applicationfiled.Tunell, 1919. Serial 170. 303,316.

T 0 all whom z'tmcbjl/jcmwern;

Be it knownthat. I, HARLEY S. HEATH, a citizen of the United Statesresiding. at Harrod, in. the county of Allen, State iof Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements -in Distributers andPackers for: Silospand I do hereby declare the following to :be a: full,clear, and exact descrip-' tion ofthe invention, such, as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to .make and use thesame.

This invention :relates to new and .usefuh improvements in silodistributing and,.pack ing d'evi-ces.

One object of the, present, inventlon is to provide? a novel-andimproved device of this character whereby the silage is delivered intothe silo. and distributed evenly from the center toward theside, andfirmly packed down.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of thischaracter wherein there is a means for throwing thesilage evenly beforethegpacking roller, and whlch is arranged to travel in unison with therollenabout the: center of the silo.

A further object resides in the provision of :novel and improved meansfor supporting the parts and for driving the d strihuter and the packer.

@ther objects :and-fladvantages-W pparent from the following descriptionwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. V

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional V ew through'a silo? showing theinvention in side elevation. i

Fig. Q isa top plan v ew of the d'ev1ce and silo, the feed pipe beingshown 1n section.

r Fig, 3 is'a sectional view taken vertically through the silo in aplane at right angles to that of Fig. 1,; showing the edge view of thedistributer wheel.

Fig. 4 is vertical longitudinal sectional view taken centrally through,the packer roller.

Fig. -5,'is4avertical sectional dfitalLVleW taken on the line,5;5r ofFig. 3,-through the distributerwheel;

,Fig. 6 is an outer end elevation of the packer roller showing themanner of connecting the sections together. 7

0 Referring particularly to the accompany- 1ngdraw-ings, l0 representsthe silo outside of which is disposed the vertical silage convey ng pipe11, and connected to the gooseneck,. or arched upper end 12. of the saidp1pe,.1s thesectional pipe 13, which extends down into the. silo forfeeding the silage lnto the silo. Disposed within the silo, andextending from. the center thereof to one s de of the silo, is ahorizontally arranged frusto-conical roller, represented as awhole vbythe numeral 14. This roller is formed of the longitudinally extendingsegments 15 each having an. inwardly extending apertured lug 16 which isarranged in registration with the; lug of theneXt adjacent segments forthe reception of retaining bolts 17. Extending longitudinallythroughithe center of the roller is a,,telescoping shaft 18, the outerend of which is supported in.

theadjacent end of a .framejbar 19, while the lnnerend is supported inbearing eye 20, formed in one end of a horizontal'and I radialtelescopic arm 21. Extending verti- 'cally from this arm 21,;in'ward1yof the bearingzeyejflo, is an upright frame member22, theupper-portion..of which'supports a rectangular frame 23f Locatedwithinlthis frame and having the ends ofqits axle or shaft 24 journaledin the side members of said frame, is a paddle wheel 25 disposed insuchposition that it throws the silage in frontgof the packing roller 14.Al-smaller 7 frame 26 is mounted on the side of the uprighta22, and inthis upright and the adjacent sideof the smaller frame 26 is supportedthe horizontal shaftf27. On the inner end of the shaft 27 is mounted apinion 28 which meshes with apinion 29011111116 adjacent end of theshaft or axle .24 of the paddle or distributing wheel 25. 'On the outerend of the shaft'27 there is formed a worm 30 which mesheswith thewormwheel 81v carried hya telescoping shaft 32 which issupported at oneendin the frame 26 and at its other. end in the upperend of an arm.33'which is carried by the frame .bar 19-. and ez tendspabove the,surface of the large or outer end of the roller 14, Carried by thisouter end of the shaft 32 is a 'bevel-facedwheel 34 which bearsfrictionally against the peripheral surface of the larger end of theroller.

On'the outer end of the arm 21 there is mounted a wheel 35 which has abroad tread and which rolls on the upper surface of the silage asthedevice turns within the silo. Extending vertically from this arm 21, in-

' wardly of the wheel 35, is a short shaft 36 carrying on its upper enda horizontal wheel 37 which bears against the inner face of the wall ofthe silo. Extending from the outerend' of the arm 21,to a point adjacentthe outer or larger end of the packing roller 14, is a telescoping brace38 which is hinged at this end to the frame bar 19. As seen in Fig-:30111mm brace 38 may be additionally supported by an inclined rod 39which extends from the upper end ofthe frame 23.

Carried by the brace is a vertical shaft 40 which has ajhorizontal wheel41 on its upper Y end for engagement with the inner face of r the outer"end paddle wheel the silowall inthe same manner asthe wheel 37. Thesewheels 37 and 4:1 serve to keep of the roller-'14: from frictionallyengaging with the wall of the silo during the operation of the device,and as V 19, is a plate 43which evenly distributes the silage ahead ofthe roller,

7 as the device turns within the silo. a

V .The silage is delivered through the pipe 'll and pipe 13, by anair'blast and strikes 3 thepa ddles of the wheel 25 with such force asto causelthe rotation thereof. By reason of the geared connections withthe packing roller, which rests on the upper face of the silage, andserves as the traction wheel of the device, the entire structure fwithinthe silo will be revolved about the bearing point 20, as the silage isdelivered to the 25' and "ca-uses'the rotation thereof. ,Thus

1 the action-of feeding thesilage, distributing the sameevenly, andpacking it down, are accomplished by theforce ofthe inflow of 6o,willnotIrea'ch to the side wallof the silage. K I I \V'hen itibecomes neessary to use-the device with aisllo of'such diameter that the.

of the packing roller outer .or l'l'arger end 7 V V the silo, provisionis: made for-increaslng the length the larger end. "In this case thememberslS,

' 21,32 and 38 are extended by reason of their telescopic'nature.

'The vertical arm 33 is provided with a longitudinal slot'or bearwheeling 33' in which the adjacent end' of the shaft 32 is adapted to beengaged, whereby the friction wheel 34 is rendered'capable of properlyengagingwith the larger surface o-f'the packing roller, when the same.has been extended for use in a silo of greater diameter. 7 r

By reason of the fact 'that the packing roller is hollow, silage canbepacked therein to produce the required weight to the roller formoreeflicient operation'on the surface of the silage. A strong spring 19 iscar ried by the member 19 andrbears on the adjacent end of the shaft 32to hold the wheel 34 in firm contact with the packing roller, so thatsaid packing roller will be properly turned to move the .mechanismabout'its center within the silo. 'What is claimed is: i 'l. Anautomatic distributer and packer for a'silo comprising'a' rotatableframe, a

packing element mounted on the frame,

7 means for'feedingthe silage into the silo,

and means carried by'the frameand operatively connected tothepackingelement for driving the latter'and operated by themflowingsilage. A

2. An automatic distributer and packer for a silo comprising a rotatableframe, a packing roller carried by and movable with the frame, a motordriven by the inflow of silage, and operative connections between themotor and the packing roller.

3. An automatic distributer and packer for a silo comprising arotatable-frame, a packing roller carried by and movable with the frame,a; motoroperatively. connected with theroller for driving the same toturn the frame within the silo, and means for delivering silage to themotor for operating the motor. 1 e l 4. An automatic distributer and.packer fora silocomprising'a rotatable frame, a packingroller..-rotatably supported on the frame and revoluble with the frame,a silag'e operated motor carriedby the frame'and operatively connected"with the roller. for driving the latter, and guiding means carried bytheframe. T i

5. An automatic distributer and-packer for a silo comprising a rotatableframe, a tapering packing roller rotatably mounted on the frame andmovable therewith, a silage p simultaneouslyrotatethe frame. oftheiroller by adding sections thereto, at

arm" carried by the frame, a sectional tapering packing roller mountedon one of said 10 the packing roller, said feed pipe being located inposition to discharge silage to the rotatable wheel for driving the sameand rotating the frame and the packing roller.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HARLEY S. HEATH.

WVitnesses:

J. C. HUBBELL, J. L. B. LEATHERMAN.

